Northfleet Stand SHUT

[David Holden]

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The covered end didn't look safe to me...and that was when we whooped you in the FA Trophy in January 1970!

 

 

 

January 31st 1970 FAT 2 Fleet 2 Romford 3

 

[EUFC superb]

Is that when romford were a decent side or were we just rubbish then

[Hirsty]

2-3 ??? That really was a "whooping" then !!!

 

Cheers,

 

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[Guest]

Seen more dangerous kerb stones in River View Park!

 

Watch out for the Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells...

[Guest]

A few questions on this: How regular are these inspections? Has that part of the stadium deteriorated recently or has it been like this for years? Would Gravesham Council have any part to play in ordering or overseeing this?

Call me a conspiracy theorist, but it just strikes me as a bit odd that at the same time you are having aggro with the council, part of the ground gets closed.

[Stu M]

Apparently the Fire Officer kept making reference to it "not being like this at Priestfield" until reminded there was a difference between Championship and Conference attendances!

[EUFC superb]

what i dont get if it was like this for years (which it was) then waiting until the ebd of the season wouldnt hurt any one

[American FLEET FAN No1]

People don't get hurt on sub-standard terracing at the end of the season. Better to put it right now!

[EUFC superb]

yea good point

[EUFC superb]

should be done by the end of the season shouldnt it?

[John@TheFleet]

I must admit, whilst standing on the terrace I was hauled over onto my backside when we scored against Notts County, and I wasn't drunk! I wasn't hurt but I could have been. It could be that better stepping and barriers may have prevented it and it could have also prevented the geezer in front of me trying to hug and kiss me!

[EUFC superb]

just shows how people can get over excited

[jc]

According to today's NLP, the repairs will cost £80,000. No time scale for completion is mentioned though.

[EUFC superb]

80,000 is quite a lot considering you havent got to do much

[Richard C]

£80,000!!! your having a laugh!!! to repair concrete and add crash barriers!!! Now i have no idea of course - BUT £80,000!!!! thats a massive hit we wouldnt have been prepared for!!

[mikefleet]

reading on the inside cover. aldershot have had fund given to them from trust that helps out grounds.

why dont the club try that.

[Richard C]

Just been informed by somebody that it could indeed cost this much i stand corrected. Again though this is an immense amount of money! Im sure we wouldnt have counted on this? Maybe we did?!

[Wobbly Wayne rides again]

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reading on the inside cover. aldershot have had fund given to them from trust that helps out grounds.

why dont the club try that.

 

I believe the club did that when we first got promoted.

 

And yes like others I am very cynical of why we fail an inspection now..

 

Anyway with crowds of just over a thousand , we only need 3 sides open anyway. But it did always make me laugh that little kids had to have the tops taken off coke bottles in case they were thrown on the pitch when at the Northfleet end, theres always been large lumps of terrace that could have been used far more effectively.

 

 

Up the Fleet - London Branch

[Guest]

Perhaps the local authorities should be made aware of every dodgy kerb stone, uneven pavement, broken steps and rough cobbled surface in the borough if the age and state of The Fleet's older terrace is not up to safe public usage.

[coupwotcoup]

Alright then...not a real whooping...Mind you it was the prospective whooping that your guest fans from Charlton were offering on the day that had me worried!